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71346

ZIP 71346 is Lecompte, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish; area code 318; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rapides
Metro area
Alexandria, LA
Population
2,555
Coordinates
31.1182, -92.3749
☼ Live from 71346 — Lecompte, LA

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Where 71346 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 71346
  • 🔢 Type 71346 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghEIL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 71,346 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 23 × 47. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001011010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 71345 (Lebeau, LA, 36 mi away) and 71348 (Libuse, LA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 71346 becomes 64317, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13476, 13647, 13674, 13746, 14736, 16347, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13647 in Hannawa Falls, NY, 1,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯695 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 71346 and you would come out at 31.12°S, 87.63°E — 1,435 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 91.8 square miles of land, 71346 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,555This ZIP2,555
Households981This ZIP981
Housing units1,274This ZIP1,274
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Louisiana38.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,240This ZIP$48,240Louisiana$60,756US $80,734
Median home value$173,800This ZIP$173,800Louisiana$216,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$710This ZIP$710Louisiana$1,064US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density27.8 / sq miThis ZIP27.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees673This ZIP673
Annual payroll$44,714,000This ZIP$44,714,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$72,316,000This ZIP$72,316,000

Land area

Land area91.76 sq miThis ZIP91.76 sq mi
Water area3.04 sq miThis ZIP3.04 sq mi

Other place names in 71346

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ZIP codes near 71346

ZIPCityDistance
71315 Alexandria, LA 2.0 mi
71302 Alexandria, LA 5.4 mi
71325 Cheneyville, LA 7.4 mi
71330 Echo, LA 7.9 mi
71365 Ruby, LA 8.9 mi
71485 Woodworth, LA 9.4 mi
71430 Forest Hill, LA 9.7 mi
71307 Alexandria, LA 10.7 mi
71301 Alexandria, LA 12.1 mi
71448 Longleaf, LA 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 71346?

71346 is in Lecompte, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish, part of the Alexandria, LA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1182, -92.3749.

What county is 71346 in?

71346 lies in Rapides Parish.

What area code is 71346?

Lecompte uses area code 318, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 71346 in?

71346 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 71346?

About 2,555 people live in ZIP code 71346, in 981 households, at 27.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 71346?

$48,240 a year, against $60,756 across Louisiana.

What ZIP codes are near 71346?

The closest are 71315 (2 mi), 71302 (5.4 mi), 71325 (7.4 mi), 71330 (7.9 mi) and 71365 (8.9 mi).

Is 71346 a PO Box ZIP code?

71346 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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